Cardiovascular System

Catalog description

The Cardiovascular System Course is a series of lectures, forums, and clinical case reviews organized and presented to students in order to facilitate the development of clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills relevant to the cardiovascular system. Through the utilization of basic science knowledge and principles, students are expected to obtain a strong foundation in understanding the heart and blood vessels in the state of normal health and when afflicted by diseases that are commonly encountered in primary care. The system is enhanced with the application of foundational information pertaining to the heart and blood vessels in clinical scenarios and patient encounters relating to the cardiovascular system.